United South End Settlements records 1892-1973

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United South End Settlements records 1892-1973

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The records of South End House (the oldest, largest and most influential of the Boston Settlements) comprise the major portion of the collection. Included are scattered papers of Robert A. Woods, long-time director of South End House, and sections of the uncompleted manuscript of Zone of Emergence, a social survey of Boston edited by Woods and Albert J. Kennedy.

12 linear feet

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6618650

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United South End Settlements.

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In 1950 several settlement houses formed the Federation of South End Settlements to utilize and coordinate their resources more effectively. Ten years later the members of the Federation merged into a single corporation, the United South End Settlements (USES). The collection consits of the records of USES and some of its predecessor houses, South End House, Lincoln House, Hale House, Harriet Tubman House, Ellis Memorial, and the Children's Art Centre. The records of South End House (the oldest,...

Ellis Memorial (Boston, Mass.)

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Lincoln House (Boston, Mass.)

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Harriet Tubman House (Boston, Mass.)

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Federation of South End Settlements.

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Children's Art Centre (Boston, Mass.)

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Hale House (Boston, Mass.)

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South End House (Boston, Mass.)

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Part of a national settlement house movement during the Progressive Era in America, the South End House opened its doors in Boston, Massachusetts, as the Andover House in 1891. Its founder, Dr. William J. Tucker, was a Congregational minister and social reformer who taught at the Andover Theological Seminary located in Andover, Massachusetts. Dr. Tucker immediately hired Robert A. Woods to act as the house's director. Woods was very involved in progressive reform movements on the national level ...